A local technology company has named a new CEO.
Meazure Learning, the new brand combining ProctorU and Yardstick Assessment Strategies, has named Tim McClinton as its new CEO.
McClinton has more than 20 years of educational technology and educational venture leadership experience, primarily in driving growth across a broad portfolio of services and markets. McClinton will lead Meazure Learning's continued expansion into the professional credentialing and higher-education markets through new and innovative assessment services backed by advanced technology and security.
"Tim's proven success in leading businesses that provide advanced technology, assessments and related services to help people move forward in their lives is a perfect fit with our mission," said Meazure Learning Board Chair Steve Hoffman. "He brings a strong track record of building human-centered technology solutions to help individuals reach their educational and professional goals."
Most recently, McClinton served as president at Ascend Learning, leading its safety and security business across several brands to provide assessment and training solutions for safety and security professionals. At Ascend, McClinton led the digital transformation of the safety and security segment and accelerated expansion into new high-growth markets including cybersecurity. Before Ascend, McClinton served as president and managing director at ACAMS and general manager at Becker Professional Education.
He also holds a BA from DePaul University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
"We are thrilled to have Tim joining the Meazure Learning team," said Carl Theobald, operating partner for Gryphon Investor's software group. "We continue to see strong market demand for online assessment and exam integrity services, and Tim is the perfect person to lead us through the next stage of our growth."
Meazure Learning is a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, a leading middle-market private equity firm based in San Francisco.
